The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-11-12
NO. 46.

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one preparing for the long session
of Congress, now so near at hand.
~ the congressman themselves
are arriving in the city every day.
so as to have plenty of time to
settle themselves down before
beginning the long and laborous
task of next sessions work, which
will propably extend far into the
summer. Ii is likely that the
skirmish line Of the Presidential
contest Of 1888 will be Tough. ia
the Fiftieth Congress, so it is
highly probable that many exclt.
ny and scn.ational scenes will be
enacted in the effort to manufact-
uro political capital for use in thu
ptnding campaign.
The tariff will he the question
Of AL olhprs that will occupy the
, attention Of that body, while, the
disposition OF the Treasury surplus
! will perhaps hc considered a coll
lateral subject.
The Interstate Commerce iaw
will be amended, and in new legis~
! latiou, efforts will be m dc for tho
/, better protection of railroad pas
scngers from being roasted to
, death by heating stoves and
kerosene lamps. Those who adj
! yocutp government control of the
t telegraph expect 70 move IN behalf
+ oftheir favoiite measure. A perfect
= shower Of pension bills may be
4 expected. but am Of the opinion
c TINT most Of them will gracefully
! icpose on tho table until un-
:. celeuoniuusly committed to tho
!, Congressional or prcsi d ohtial
e was e-oaskets, for reform and re-
J., trenchment gIll be the watchwords
b with Democrats while the Repub.
!, Leans viii chiefly figure MS malcon-
d tents aud obstructiGnists.
u The Fisheries Commission, of
which you have heard SO much.
las engaged thirty two rooms Mt
Z, one 81 tho leading hotels and
u win bpgin its deliberations tha
&c latter part OF next week, ut which
n time the earrvai Of the British Com.
4 iniss.oners is expecled; their
ie American colleagues are now here
" in consultation with Secretary
y, Bayard rs to their duties and .hs
= cxteut of their authority.
:, The differences Of opinion be-
I'd tween tho Civil Service Com
TO ini,sioners in regard to the scope
G and operations Of tho law which
We they are called upon 10 enforce,
n have become SO acrimonious THAI
r, their personal relations arc strain
n cd and the controversy has become
= pubic scandal. These onca
dignilicd officials have fallen ia
. fighting among themselves like o
! trlo Of urruly schoolboys, and Il
~ is not at all improbable that the
W. W. President will feel it his duty to
Ia play the role of teacher and give
~ ~ them sample Of his discipline.
4. For Il long time the Postoifics
\ Department was greatly puzzled
=. at Ihe Wholesale reduction in tue
y salaries Of thoso postmasters whose
ri pay depends upon tho amount OF
postage stamps cancelled by them
ok IA steady decrease being noted
49, in every case where Democrat
md has SUCCEEDED Republican. But
,r. an investigation shows that tn,
W. Republican postmasters had beer
SIC making false roiurns aud charg
a mg far stamps sold but not can
10 celled, whllr, on the other hand
vas their Democratic successors hay'
nd kept houest accosnts with the gov
ernment. The result is that th,
old Republican postmasters hay'
,rs, been compelled to refund halt /
ees million dollars wrongfully with
on held from the United States
Ike Turn the rascals out"
by The third and fourth class post
lI'- masters are dissatisfied with thei
lcd salaries, and purpose holding
rcd national convention in this city il
on December, with the object of call
ley ling upon Congress to provid
ats some way for an increase of thei
Cd compensation.
Secrel sry Whitney has tenn
tv poiariy retired from the Cabinet
on account of illness brought o
hy oyerwork last summer. 1t i
hoped that the genial and popula
(. New Yorker may soon be restore
in to health and return TO duty at th
We head of The Navy Department
in- where he has rendered the countr
,rn- such distinguished and substantis
ical public services.
,ar- | am glad to sec that hundred
on of good Democrats in the depar
ues ncnts here ave showing a truI
Ird commendable party devotion b